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In the summer of 1988, a grim discovery was made on the on-ramp to Interstate 64 from South Military Highway in Chesapeake, Virginia. The decomposed body of 26-year-old Joseph Alex Ray, a White/Caucasian male, was found on July 19th. He had been last seen a week earlier, on July 12, 1988. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, investigators were initially unable to determine a definitive cause of death. However, his case is listed by the city of Chesapeake as a homicide by strangulation. ...Read More
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Victim Details

Joseph Ray

Male

White / Caucasian

Chesapeake

VA

1987-07-19

26

Joseph

Alex Ray

01/06/2026